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| 1 | C/U a government that treats people in a cruel and unfair way , using force to control them 施行暴政的政府；专制政府 | a brutal tyranny 残暴的专制政府 | | The people will rise up to free themselves from tyranny. 人们将起义摆脱专制政府的统治。 | |
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| 2 | C/U cruel and unfair treatment by someone in a position of power 暴虐；暴行；专横 | She finally escaped from the tyranny of her father. 她最终逃离了父亲的专制。 | |
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| 3 | U the power that something has to control people’ s lives and the way they behave （对人们生活和行为方式的）控制，左右，支配 | Many women at this time rejected the tyranny of fashion. 现在有很多妇女不愿受时尚的左右。 | |
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